Bearing.



less su'liiciently snugso that no 'appreciable shaftthrust is JOHN A. WINTROAT-I, OF LS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGN OR T0 LAYNE GORPORA'IIGN, A CORPORATON Specification of Letters Patent.

a Bouman or cALrroaNra. l

Banniere.

Patented June i1, 1ere.

Application led October 17, 1916. Serial No. 126,104.

To all rwhom itmay concern."

Bc it known that I, JoHN A. WYINTROATH, a citizen of the United States, residin at Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, i tate of California, have invented a new and userul Bearing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates' to that class of heavy' duty bearings in which the thrust is supported by a plate which revolves' on a confined body of fluid pumped in under pres-l sure, and one of the principal. objects of the invention is -to minimize or eliminate wear on the parts which confine the fluid so that the bearing will stand up practically indefinitely and will 'not be the source of continual trouble, due to leakage, as is common in other bearings of this class.

The figures illustrate one form of the invention. 'Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the construction; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line X2-X2 F ig. l, and Fig 3 is a similar section on line X3-X3 of Fig. 1.

The Huid is pumped under pressure through pipe l and aperture 2 into the chamber 3, this chamber being bounded above by plate il, and below and on the sides by me1nber 5 and sleeve 6 respectively. In order to prevent or minin'iize leakage from chamber 3 the outer cylindrical "surface 7 of plate 4f and the inner cylindrical surface 8 of member 5 are machined and ground so as to fit each other very accurately. This fit is of such a character' that the plate or piston 4lcan rotate freely within member 5, and can move up and down'therein, but is nevertheleakage of the Huid can occur through the joint. This latter feature is aided somewhat by giving plateeL an adequate height as indicated in Fig. 1.

ber 5 and sleeve 6 the former' member is provided with an ordinary stuffing box 9 which packs oil the leakage in this direction.

From the foregoing it will therefore be understood that if the original machine work is Well done, the Huid pumped into chamber 3 will be effectively conned therein and will have a practically constant pressure, because the leakage, if any, is controlled perfectly, so that this Huid is in admirable condition for sidipporting plate to which most of the imparted. Gf course in the vdeliections Also, in order to elimi-. nate leakagepast the joint formed by ment' usual mode of operation plate 4- revolves I with the shaft, and, unless special provision is made, the ordinary deflections and vibrations of the shaft transversely would cause member e to press and rub hard on member 5, and as a result the accurate surfaces 7 and 8 would rapidly wearV themselves out of true. If this were permitted to happen the fluid would leak -out copiously from chamber 3 and would destroy the efiicacy 0f the bearing in a very short time. It is against this result that this invention is directed, and the principal object of the invention is therefore to eliminate the Wear referred to, and consequentlyV ythe resulting leakage, and this I accomplishby so connecting the shaft to plate 4 that these two members rotate with each other in the usual manner and yet that the shaft has a freedom of transverse motion within the plate, so. that the plate is not affected in any way by the or vibrations of the shaft, with the result that the plate always runs evenly in member 5, and the surfaces 7 and 8 never press unduly on each other no matter how severe may be the vibration or deflection of the shaft from normal. Obviously such an arrangement preserves the integrity ofv the fit between surfaces 7 and 8 practically indefinitely, and this type of bearing isamong the most eiicient and durable of its class, and the leakage isat all times inappreciable. Of course the mechanism for connecting the shaft and the plate in the manner indicated can be varied extensively, both as to details of form and location, but in order to illustrate the practicability of this invention I will new describe in detail one form of connection which may be used.

ltween teeth 13, and between teeth 14, is such that member 11 is free to float in any direc tion transversely in the housing 15 and still have some of the teeth 13 engage some of the teeth 14. In this way the member 15 and plate 4 are compelled at all times to rotate in practical unison Withthe shaft, even though the shaft is perfectly free to lo, nml in ortler 'be easily obtained between ed nronntl sitlewine on surzu'e vibrate or t'lef'lect tlemtvernely within home ing, l5, without this housing or plete t being in any wey effected. by such vibrations or deieetions, thet is, the ordinary impulse` ot the Shaft will not conse the ground .fsm`- feces 7 and. 8 to ross on :nul weer euch other ont locally. f heee surfaces will run smoothly in eachother :it ell times without npprecinble weer, even though the shaft vibrate nml t-teflect, seriously trom normal, mul in this wey the utility ot this type ot benring is enhanced so grently of the best bearings known '()f course the housing lo is plete c in some suitable manner in commerce.

eonneetetl to :is by pins motion of member 1l in housing; l5 sonie suitable bell benring;system sueh ns is in (iicnted nt t7 may be inserted between these, members.

Also, nn auxiliary meehnnienl bearing "t8 may be used :is :in :titl to the lluitl operated bearing, esneeinlly in eno'es ol' emergeney, ns when :in exeessive lontl is on the shnlt or when the tluitl pressure in ehznnher 3 'tells olll l'oi' some, rezison. ithlrtherniore :t bombing like beatrix-1.5.15 1*.) shoultl :also he, usetl, :nul shouhl he ioezited rensonzililvelose to the lluh opel-:nell hearing., so :is to elleetively resist' vibrations or deflections of the shi-i i't :intl pre-- vent their nmplitutle lneomnt;V too, large. However, it', is ot course uutlerstootl thnt henrings like l5) cannot wholly eliminate. vibrations, no neitter how numerous :intl :u:- ein-:itey the hearings nre. :intl therel'ore l hnve tlevisetl the itlezt nll :t llexihley or l'ull lonting); nrrnngemeut sueh ns is illustrntett nbove. tor preventing the resulting` shnlt vibrntions being enrrietl through to surfaces 7 :nul ti, nml this ntltletl l'enture is very helplnl in priuftiee. Also, nl goot! :ilinement een the. center linen hem-ing4 It), by 5 een bestritt- 2() of casting' 21. without any troublei especinlly when the presSnre is relenset'l in ehmnber 3, :nul in this we); the :tlinement between these henrino's is :thnost nutomntie,

ol' sm'tnees 7 :nul tl, :intl the virtuel of the 'fiietthait member such great eoi'isequenee m view of the interni :is to ineke it. one.

to fnciiitnte the transverse :tlthongh this is not ofv` menno( freedom which theshnttt has enywny in Except for the many sleeve t3 und. plete 5.

niotlilientions to which this invention is su jetzt, this eoi'npletes e description thereof.

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motion thereim :mit e. connection between l the shntt nml the revoluble ing.;f these two elements to revolve 1n tint unison with eneh other.

2. VIn eombinittion, n vertical revolnble shntt, :md :L lluitl opernted bem-ing 'therefor membern for consti solisten 'including :t stationary nml o revolnble member, the joint between the .stationery an, revoluble member being matie Substantially lluitl tight., nml the sind revoluble menhen being loosely connected to the shn'ft so that the. revoluhle member :intl the shnft nreonfb pelletl to revolve in substantial unison with ezieh other but. so that the Shett nevertheless hns freedom et' transverse motion Within the revohihle member` which motion the revoite ble member is noteon'ipel'lel toffnllow.

5. ln eombinntion, :i vertical revolnble stelt, :i tluitlopernted bean-ing therefor in eltulingr n. stntionnry enti :L revohzbienien` bei', the stationery :intl revolutie members being neeurntely rmtehinetl so este, euch other along; n tluitl tight joint, the Seid @heft passing through the revolulile member. and having;- freedom of transverse 'motion L in. :nul :t loose eonneetion between the en -"tft nml the revoluble member .inelmliing pref ject-,ions or teeth interloeling each other loosely tor causing); the shaft and revolutie member to revolve in substantiel unisonwith euch other..

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto eet my hond et Los-Angeles, county of Los Angeles, Stute of California.,- this 2nd (ley of :t vertieel revolutie shaft, n, thutl operated hearingV thetetor mf.'

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